The VA medical examiner could not determine the primary site of the veteran's cancer, and there is no competent evidence linking his cancer to exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing a connection between the veteran's cancer and exposure to Agent Orange or any other herbicide agent.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic head and neck cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0500566
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What this means for you
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